Brooke Van Velden
The confusing blitz of the pay equity bill
The government's shock and awe approach to changing the legislation has fanned the flames of anger.
An unwinnable war on the great enemy - the road cone
The government has declared a war on road cones, but the traffic management industry thinks it's the wrong approach to an issue it's already working on.
A rocky road for the battle against road cones
The Government has declared a war on road cones, but the industry thinks it's the wrong approach to an issue they're already working on. Audio
Beehive doors shut to country's biggest worker group
The Minister for Workplace Relations won't meet with the Council for Trade Unions.
The Beehive doors are shut to the CTU
She says her government is delivering for workers, but Brooke Van Velden won't meet with the biggest worker organisation we have - the Council for Trade Unions. Audio
Minister backs changes to contractor rules
The government says planned changes to clarify whether a worker is an employee or a contractor will be good for both workers and employees. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke van Velden… Audio
Media oversight one-stop-shop stopped
A plan to update the system for regulating our media content has been running under the radar for years. Some agencies that do the job now have backed the move to one single body, but this week the… Video
Media oversight one-stop-shop stopped
A plan to update the system for regulating our media content has been running under the radar for years. Some agencies that do the job now have backed the move to one single body, but this week the…
Video, AudioTemplate responses help kill plans for online regulation
A proposal for online content regulation has been scrapped, with the government pointing to a mass of public submissions against the idea. But a closer look shows nearly all those submissions were…
100-day plan: Minister on repealing FPAs and extending 90-day trials
100 day plan: Minister on repealing FPAs and extending 90 day trials [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6342758103112 Video, Audio
Van Velden pledges 'real change' to crime in New Zealand
Crime is in the headlines again, with yet another dairy attack in Mt Roskill on Wednesday, and a ram raid in Thames overnight on Thursday. Yesterday was also 100 days until the election. ACT party… Audio
ACT: Graeme Hart not funding deputy leader's campaign
In Parliament this week, opposition parties have been accused of trying to whip up racism, over a healthcare tool which prioritises surgery waitlists, based partly on ethnicity. Green MP Marama… Audio
ACT deputy Brooke Van Velden on NZ's recession figures
Latest figures show the country has tipped into recession and economists are warning the decline will continue for some time. The economy contracted for two consecutive quarters, with gross domestic… Audio
